Tray-chair.



C. J. SNIDEMAN.

TRAY CHAIR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 24. 1915- Patnted May 16,1916.

WITNESS;

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- MTOZNEYJ CLORA J. SNIDEMAN, F WABASH, INDIANA.

TRAY-CHAIR.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 1 6, 1916.

Application filed March 24, 1915. Serial No. 16,545. g

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CLORA J. SNiDEMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Wabash, in the county of Wabash and State of Indiana, have invented a newand useful Tray-Chair, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to produce a tray chair primarily designed for use by small children, wherein the tray may be readily produced from a single sheet of metal in such form as to be readily enameled and wherein the arms of the chair are equipped with means for co-acting with the tray to hold the same against accidental displacement in any direction.

The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention.

Figure 1 is a plan in partial horizontal section of my improved chair and tray; Fig.

2 a front elevation of the tray and adjacent portions of the chair; Fig. 3 ai'section on line 3-3 of Fig. 4; and Fig. 4 a section on line 4-4 of Fig. 1. g In the drawings, indicates the main body of the chair provided with arms 11 which, at their forward ends, are extended slightly beyond the forward supporting posts 12. 1

In the underside of each arm 11 at its forward end, is formed a vertical groove 13 having a spring pocket 14 formed at an intermediate point in its bottom and also having a recess 15 formed adjacent one side of the slot. In the slot 13 is a latch 16 which is made of thin metal and pivoted upon a small wire nail 18 driven through the inner faceof the arm 11. Closely adjacent the pivot 18 the catch is provided on its under edge with a notch, thus forming a rear shoulder 20 and a forward shoulder 21. Closely adjacent the shoulder 21 a portion of the catch is bent outwardly to form a horizontal finger 22 which overlies the recess 15 and the portion of the lower edge of the catch in front of the finger 22, at 23, is

rounded upwardly sothat the foremost portion of the catch lies at all times within the slot 13. A light spring 24 is mountedin the pocket 14 and engages the upperedge of the catch to hold it normally in the position shown in Fig. 3, the downward movement of the catch being limited by engagement of the rear end of the catch with the bottom of the groove as shown in Fig. 4.

The main body of the tray 25 is most conveniently formed of a single sheet of metal comprising a depressed or basin-like center and a bounding horizontal flange 26 having at its rear curved edge. a depending apron 27. Ihe depth of the depressed'middle portion 25 is conveniently about equal to the thickness of the arms 11 and secured to the under side of the depressed portion 25 of the tray at each inner corner is a plate 28 provided at its front end with a laterally extending finger 29 and at its rear end with a rearwardly and laterally extending finger 30. Finger 29 has a sufficient lateral projection to pass beneath arm 11 beyond the plane of slot 13 while finger 30 has only lateral extent enough to project beneath arm 11 to fall short of the plane of the latch 16. The rearward projection of finger 30 is desirable in order to separate the two fingers 29 and 30 as much as'possible and thus firmly hold the tray in place;

The tray is of such form as to be readily enameled and in order to place it in position, it is merely necessary to slide the same on to the arms, the sides of the top flange 26 overlying the arms while the fingers 29 and 30 underlie the arms, finger 30 passing freely by the latch;16 while finger 29 first engages the; rounded edge 23 of the latch so as to depress it, the finger passing rearwardly until it engages the shoulder '20, whereupon spring 24 serves to'drive the latch downwardly and bring shoulder '21 in front of the finger 29. If by chance the spring fails to operate, the engagement of finger 29 with shoulder 20 will serve to drive the forward end of the latch 16 downwardly into proper retaining position.

In order to withdraw the tray from the arm, it is merely necessary to raise the two latches by pressing upwardly upon the fingers 22 until shoulders 21 are retracted from' the plane of fingers 29; whereupon the tray may be readily withdrawn.

I claim as my invention;

1; The combination of a chair having side arms, latches mounted in the under faces of each of said side arms, a tray formed to lie between the chair arms and provided with laterally projecting flanges adapted to rest upon the chair arms, andlaterally projecting fingers carried by .the tray and vertically spaced beneath and independent from the tray flanges, one finger adjacent each latch being of such form as to be engaged and retained by said latch.

7 arms, latches mounted in the under faces of each of said side arms, each of said latches being a comparatively thin member pivotally mounted in a slot formed in the arm and having a'cross notch in its lower-edge,

a tray formed to lie between the chair armsand provided with laterally projecting flanges adapted to rest upon the chair arms, and laterally projecting fingers carried'by the tray and vertically spaced beneath and independent from the tray flanges, one finger adjacent each latch being of such form as to be engaged and retained by said latch.

3. The combination of a chair having side arms, latches mounted in the under faces of each of said side arms, a tray formed to lie.

between the chair arms and provided with laterally projecting flanges adapted to rest upon the chair arms, and laterally projecting portionscarried by the tray and vertically spaced beneath the tray flanges, said portions having a considerable extent in the direction of length of the chair arms and adapted to lie immediately beneath .said chair arms, each of said portions being in part projected sufficiently to engage the latches and in part lacking in projection sufficient to avoid the latches while still lying beneath the chair arms.

4. The combination of a chair having side arms, latches mounted in the under faces of diana, this 20th day of each of said side arms, each of said latches being a comparatively thin member pivotally mounted in a slot formed in the arm and having a cross 'notch in its lower edge, a tray formed to lie between the chair arms and provided with laterally projecting flanges adapted to rest upon the chair arms, and laterally projecting portions carried by the tray and vertically spaced beneath the tray flanges, said portions having a considerable extent in the direction of length of the chair arms and adapted to lie immediately beneath said chair arms, each of said portions being in part projected sufiiciently to engage the latches and in part lacking in projection sufiicient to avoid the latches While still lying beneath the chair arms.

5. As an article of manufacture, a chair having side arms, each of said arms having a vertical longitudinal slot formed in its under face near'its forward end, and a latch pivotally mounted in each of said slots, said latch having a notch in its lower edge and a pivot between its ends. 7

In witness whereof I, CLORA J. SNIDEMAN, have hereunto set my hand at Wabash, In-

March, A. D. one thousand nine hundred and fifteen.

'CLORA J; SNIDEMAN.

Witnesses: Y

F. F. WILLIAMS, ELMER -BURNS. 

